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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δείκτης (deíktēs, “who shows, points”) and semantic loan from French indice, indicateur and German Anzeiger, Anzeige.
The sense "index finger" from Koine δεικτικός (deiktikós) by ellipsis of the noun δάκτυλος (dáktulos) ("the finger that points").[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈði.ktis/
- Hyphenation: δεί‧κτης
Noun
δείκτης • (deíktis) m (plural δείκτες)
- indicator, quotient, measure (something indicating a value)
- δείκτης νοημοσύνης ― deíktis noïmosýnis ― intelligence quotient
- index finger, forefinger
- pointer of an instrument
- subscript
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Derived terms
- see: δείχνω (deíchno, “show, point, point out”)
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